Chapter 13

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Haas heard this, he suddenly stopped attacking Yousi. He stood there and paused for a moment before looking at Su Chen. Then, he said slowly, “I, Haas, am not a shameless person. However, this is the rule of the group arena. Only one person on the stage can win. If he admits defeat, I’ll stop here.”

Su Chen looked at Yousi who was lying on the ground motionlessly. Looking at him, Su Chen understood that the ranking was still very important. It was not easy for them to squeeze into the top ten. How could they admit defeat just like that?

Thus, he looked at Haas and said firmly, “What if I replace him? If I lose, it’ll be considered as his loss. If I win, it’ll be considered as his win. Other than different people being on stage, there will be no changes in this match.”

The lackey beside Haas grumbled unhappily, “You’ve already gone ahead and changed…”

Su Chen was afraid that Haas would not agree, so he added, “Haas, I believe you aren’t afraid of a nameless junior like me, right?”

“Of course! Our Lord Haas…”

Before the lackey could finish his words, Haas waved his hand to signal him to stop talking. Then, he nodded in agreement. Thus, Su Chen helped Yousi to the side and let him lie in the corner before he walked onto the stage.

Su Chen had no confidence in this duel at all. It was just that if he did not go, there was no other way out. He touched the gun on his waist, hoping that he could gain some courage.

“Although there were some minor interruptions in the middle of the fight, let us continue the match now.”

After the host said this, Haas took a horse stance and was ready to charge at Su Chen. Su Chen knew that this was going to be another shoulder throw. Now, he could only try his best to avoid being caught by his hands.

Su Chen tried his best to dodge every single one of Haas’s attacks. Soon, he began to feel exhausted. Sure enough, it was impossible to continue defending, so he had to try to take the initiative to attack.

Su Chen began to recall the moves he had learned in the Taekwondo dojo. When Haas rushed over again, Su Chen circled around Haas’s back and hit Haas’s neck with his elbow.

“You…”

Obviously, Haas was surprised by Su Chen’s move.

“I didn’t expect you to know Taekwondo. I underestimated you.”

After saying that, Haas bowed to Su Chen. Su Chen knew that this was not good. Haas was going to treat him as an equal opponent in taekwondo. This time, it seemed to be even more difficult.

Haas changed the way he attacked. Su Chen found that his speed was faster and his punches and kicks were more powerful and precise. There were a few times when he could not block Haas’s attacks and several bruises gradually appeared on his body.

A sense of survival from the bottom of his heart made him take out the Broken Steel Sword. Although he did not know how to use a sword, in this situation, he definitely could not take out the pistol until the very end. Hence, the only way to increase his fighting strength was with this sword.

Su Chen raised the Broken Steel Sword. It was different from Yousi’s sword and no one recognized it. Su Chen held it in his hand without any unusual feeling. It felt very light.

Haas saw Su Chen take out his weapon and he looked at Su Chen with more concentration. He emitted a wave of Qi that enveloped his whole body as if it had formed a natural protective barrier for his body.

Once again, Su Chen began to attack and defend with the sword. The muscles on Haas’s body were like steel, and the collision with the sword made a clanking sound.

Was this really something that a human could do?

Su Chen could not help but feel afraid. After a long tug-of-war, neither side had an obvious advantage or disadvantage. It was just that Su Chen’s body was starting to hurt everywhere.

The audience below the stage seemed to be getting impatient. They urged, “Haas! What are you doing! Quickly finish him off! Don’t play with a kid like him anymore!”

Su Chen looked at Haas. Haas was still in the horse stance, condensing his Qi. Could it be that Haas had not used his full strength?

Su Chen panted as he observed Haas. The Qi around him had changed again, growing stronger and stronger. The surrounding air seemed to have a unique offensive nature.

Before Su Chen could think of a way to receive the next move, Haas had punched him in the stomach. At that moment, Su Chen felt as if his stomach was being shattered. After receiving the punch, Su Chen fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. Haas looked down at Su Chen and said with a cold expression, “Admit defeat. As long as you admit defeat, I won’t kill you.”

Su Chen tried hard to stand up. He wanted to pick up the Broken Steel Sword, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not.

“Your stomach and lungs are bleeding from my punch. Your organs are under the pressure of my strength. It won’t be so easy for you to stand up again. You can only lie here and let me do whatever I want with you. So, admit defeat.”

After hearing Haas’s words, a wave of blood surged up again. Perhaps Haas was telling the truth because Su Chen felt that it was difficult to breathe and the pain was unbearable. He was trying hard to endure it. Trembling, he tried hard to support his body again. He managed to maintain his half-kneeling position with great difficulty before Haas shook his head and punched Su Chen’s chest again.

This time, Su Chen fell to the ground. Blood kept coming out of his mouth and his eyes became hazy as everything he saw turned blood red.

As his consciousness began to drift away, many scenes flashed across Su Chen’s mind. Su Chen wanted to catch those people, but he could not catch them no matter how hard he tried. He could not die!

He could not die!

He could not die!

A huge sense of conviction filled his mind. Su Chen stood up. His hands and body were covered in blood as he pushed the Broken Steel Sword into the ground and barely supported himself up.

The scene was extremely tragic. More and more blood flowed, covering the entire Broken Steel Sword. Haas looked straight at Su Chen and shook his head. The crowd below also began to cheer, “Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!”

Thus, Haas once again took the horse stance and prepared to give him the final blow.

At this moment, the Broken Steel Sword reacted. Su Chen felt a warm current coming from the sword, almost as if there was power in his body.

All the sword techniques seemed to exist in his mind as he picked up the sword. At that moment, he felt that he and the sword seemed to have become one.

Haas felt that something was wrong. He quickly began to throw his punch. However, at this moment, Su Chen seemed to have changed completely. His movements were even more agile as he dodged all the punches. Moreover, his sword was waving nimbly in the air. It was as if he was not the one waving his sword but instead, the sword was leading the way.

That was the Broken Steel Sword?!